Gas-producer.



No. 886,491. PATENTED MAY 5, 1908. J. R. GEORGE.

GAS PRODUCER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30. 1904 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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Patented May 5, recs.

Application filed September 30, 1904. Serial No. 226,895.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEROME R. GEORGE, a

Vtoroester, in the county of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Gas-Producer, of which the following is a specification, accompanied by drawings, forming a part of the same, in which Figure 1 represents a central vertical secpert of the gas producer and the feedin mechanism, the section being taken on ine l-l, Fig. '2. Fig. 2 is a plan view, and Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 3-3, Fig. 2.

Similarreference letters and figures refer to similar parts in the different views.-

My present invention relates to the mech. anism for'feeding fuel to the heating chem ber of at gas producer, and it has for its ob: jects to provide a feeding mechanism by which the supply of fuel is rendered more mass of fuel in the heating chamber is secured, and also for the purpose of roviding a feeding mechanism in which tie coal distributing element may be inserted within l the heating chamber and in close proximity I l uniform and its even distribution over the to the mass of fuel in the chamber, and my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts as hereinafter described and pointed out in the annexed claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings 1 denotes the heating chamber of a gas producer and 2 the side walls constructed of masonry. The side walls 2 ereopon at the top and the opening is covered by av top plate or cover having a central opening l surrounded by an annular flange A siinil lsr annular flange 6 placed near the edge i of the cover and QUJILEGHU'IC with the flange l 5 inclosing a water space to contain water '7, i for the purpose of Water sealing the openings into the heating chamber. Mounted upon I the top plate 3 is =1 coal reservoir 8 having a hopper shaped bottom 9 terminating at, the i lower end in two concentric annular flanges I 10 and 11 which inclose the annular flange 5 of the top plate, the flange 10 forming a tui bular spout through which the coal is dei livered from the reservoir to the heating; chamber, and the flange 11 is inserted in. the l water 7 towatcr seal the central opening of the top plate. Peek holes, as desired, are

citizen of the United States; residing st(' 1 "provided through the top plate through. which the condition of the fire be ex einined or n, olrer inserted, one 'ofsuch eels holes being s own at 12. Suspended e s tort distance below the central opening 4 is a cast metal shelliS havin '2. plane upper surface 14, preferably provided with triangular ribs 15 projecting upward toward the delivery opening of the coal reservoir. The shell 13 is suspended upon pipes Iifiwhich extend up ward through-hollow bosses orhubs'N on the topv plate and carry upon their screw threaded upper ends nuts 18 having depend ing flanges 19 which extend downward into the water 7 in order to water seal the open ings throughthe hubs -17. The openings throu il the hubs 17 are enlarged to permit a lateral movement of the pipes 16 when an orbital motion is op lied to the shell 13, which is accomplishe by means of a air of rotating crank shafts-20, 20, journe. ed at their upper ends in brackets 21 and driven by e countershaft 22 journaled above the reservoir 8 and operetively connected with the crank shafts 20 by the miter gears 23. The lower ends of'the crank shafts are journaled in hubs 24-. on the top plate 3 which are water sealed by the inverted cu shaped collar 25. The lower ends of t e crank shafts 20 are provided with cranks-26 which engage the shell, 13, whereby a horizontal orbital movement is given to the shell by the rotation of the crank shafts. The diameter of the plane coal supporting surface 14 is greater-then the diameter of the delivery opening in the bottom of the cool reservoir, and the dlslnnce between. the coal supporting surface isai'ui the delivery opening of the coal reser will be supported. on the surfacell the angle of repose when the shell 13 is at rest, but when the crank shaft 20 .are rotated ands slightorbitelmovemei t in a horizontel lane'given to the shell 13, 311 3 coal will gradue 1y be worked over the edge of the shell and fell. upon the mass of coal. 27 in the heating chamber. One of provided with e funnel 28 to supply through 21 pipe 29 and ztnotherof the pipes 16 is shortened in length to form an overflow nt 30 into the water s nee between the annular flenges'f) and 6. B y this means a current of water is maintained irorn. the supply 'pip'e 29 through one of k pipes to the interior of the shell 13 and from within,

the snspension Juli is such thiet the coal" r 3 0.6 pipes i) is receive 9. water.

under side oi the shell 13 is preferekilgr ee -v,

ered with some reiiechory materiel 1, to pee test the Sahel; ifioii the producer; The coal s JOltlDg surface 1 s circulei as the cranks ere rote-vied in plan View a? l the coal sup-poi orbital movement in e horizontal pieceso that every'point in the surface l-r'evol'ves about an axis eccentric with the axis of the surface 14: itself, thereby so be shaken. off the edge of the coal supporting surface 14;, Since the circular orbit ofl; surface 1% is concentric with the heating chamber, the coal from the circulai. surface i i Will fall into the lieeting chamber in. en en i iler eth concentric therewith.

What i claim as my iiiveiifion end. desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In e producer, the combination with a lies-ting chamber having opening in its top fox &'iilli-5Sl-f)1. oi coei, of a coalsupporlaiiig surface below opening, and means for imparting; a movement to said coal supporting surface airsnged to Qilllli point on said surface simulimneously through a iiorizomel circular eibit ei an equal radius, whereby coal is (l thieu h ciiem oer GVfil" the l 2. J LlUQiJTfLlEQ com, a heating chamber and resei-voiisaid chamber, of e coal supporting s below said. coal a movement to said 0021i importing 1 on said esu. a, producer, a. h tin-gr Cllfllflllfi" ii a top for time edmi coal, of e, ceel supporting surface below said evening, a vertical shaft provided with s own: in. eiiga-gemenia lg sui'fece is given ecircuiei" ieservoii', and. means for iinsurfece, means for rotating said whereby each count on said surface messes through an orbit of a radius ec mil to lius oi the crank, and coal is t ereby outed to said chamber over the edge of said surface.

gas produceiytlie combination with a heating chamber having a top plate or provided with an opening for the sidi i on of coal, of a coal supporting surface -ew said opening, mes-11s for imparting a movement to seid sui'fece arranged to pass point on said surface simultaneously .through 8, horizontal circular orbitof an equal radius, and sil sports for said sui'fece capable of movement in a similar orbit in said top.

s? Ye 1 ena'i of said shaft, and engaging said surface, openings in said cover for said shaft,

1 space surroimding said openings, sins for water sealing-said openings.

my whereof llZN-Q hereunto iii-- 1 my 111111 1 in presence on? two sub crib it m": W ore-ester, in the county of Ker and Commonwealth of Messaelub his 26th day 0? September 1904.

i JEROME R. GEORGE.

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